MODULAR APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR RECONFIGURABLE USER INPUTS
First Claim
1. A modular system for customizing user inputs for a computing device, comprising:
- a master module including a processor and a memory, and one or more electrical interconnection points for interconnecting one or more input modules; and
at least one input module providing a type of user input, and one or more electrical interconnection points for connection to the master module, or to another input module;
wherein, the master module is adapted to detect a configuration of any interconnected input modules, and to enable communication between each interconnected input module and the computing device in order to control one or more functions on the computing device with one or more user inputs.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a modular apparatus and system for providing customized, reconfigurable user inputs. In an aspect, there is provided a modular apparatus comprising a plurality of reconfigurable Input Modules with different types of user inputs, such as buttons, sliders, knobs, joysticks, trackballs, touch pads, touch screens, and other types of user interfaces. The Input Modules may be physically interconnected to a Master Module which is adapted to communicate with each Input Module and to a System Controller Application running on a connected computing device. The Input Modules are reconfigurable into any number of different physical layouts. The Master Module determines the physical layout of the connected Input Modules, and communicates the layout to the System Controller Application. The function of each Input Module is then programmed via the System Controller Application and the Master Module for performing specific functions in a compatible computer application.
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20 Claims
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1. A modular system for customizing user inputs for a computing device, comprising:
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a master module including a processor and a memory, and one or more electrical interconnection points for interconnecting one or more input modules; and at least one input module providing a type of user input, and one or more electrical interconnection points for connection to the master module, or to another input module; wherein, the master module is adapted to detect a configuration of any interconnected input modules, and to enable communication between each interconnected input module and the computing device in order to control one or more functions on the computing device with one or more user inputs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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